Refrigerator & Freezer Removal in Cape Girardeau, MO

Fridge and freezer hauling in Cape Girardeau

An old refrigerator has a way of never really leaving. It gets demoted to the garage as a backup, then it dies, and then it just sits there taking up space and, in some cases, still drawing power. Our Cape Girardeau refrigerator and freezer removal service ends that cycle. We carry the unit out, load it up, and handle the refrigerant recovery and metal recycling the proper way.

We cover Cape Girardeau and the surrounding communities, from Jackson and Scott City to Chaffee, Perryville and out toward the river. Kitchen remodels, garage cleanouts, estate clearances and rental turnovers all bring us out to haul away cooling units that owners are done storing.

Cooling units we remove

If it keeps things cold and you are finished with it, we will take it:

• Full size refrigerators, including side by side and French door models
• Top and bottom freezer refrigerators
• Chest freezers and upright deep freezers
• Mini fridges and dorm refrigerators
• Wine coolers and beverage centers
• Kegerators and ice makers
• Commercial reach in coolers for small businesses

Deep freezers deserve a heads up: a full size chest freezer is heavy and long, and getting one out of a basement can be a genuine two person carry. That is exactly the sort of job we are equipped for.

Pricing and the freon disposal fee

Refrigerator and freezer removal is priced by volume, so a compact mini fridge sits lower than a full French door unit. Every cooling appliance also carries a freon disposal fee, and this is not an upsell. Refrigerators and freezers contain refrigerant that federal rules require be recovered by certified methods before the appliance can be scrapped. The fee covers that recovery. We tell you the total, freon fee included, before we load anything.

Doing right by Southeast Missouri

The refrigerant inside a fridge or freezer is harmful if it is simply released into the air, which is why the law requires proper recovery. Once the refrigerant is handled, the unit is mostly steel and aluminum that we route to metal recycling. Doing it correctly keeps those gases out of the sky over Cape Girardeau and the Mississippi valley and keeps a heavy hunk of metal out of the ground. The freon fee is the small price of doing it the right way.

Leave the heavy, awkward part to us

Refrigerators are tall, top heavy and full of nooks that make them hard to grip, and a chest freezer is a long, dead weight that does not want to go up a staircase. People strain backs and crush toes trying to wrestle these out alone. Our crew brings appliance dollies and straps, protects your floors and doorframes, and carries the unit out cleanly. If there is water or a mess under an old freezer, we deal with that too.

Please empty and, if you can, unplug the unit ahead of time. Same day and next day pickups are frequently available when you call early.

The garage fridge nobody needs anymore

One of the most common calls we get in the Cape Girardeau area is the retired garage refrigerator or the basement chest freezer that has outlived its purpose. It started as extra drink storage or a place for the deer season harvest, then it aged out, and now it is either dead or quietly running up the electric bill for almost nothing. An old secondary fridge can cost a surprising amount to keep plugged in each year, so hauling it off is not just about the space, it often pays for itself in energy savings. We come get it, recover the refrigerant properly, and recycle the metal, and the corner of your garage is yours again.

Prepping your unit for pickup

A little preparation makes the removal cleaner and faster:

• Empty all food and remove any glass shelving or loose drawers that could shift
• Unplug the unit at least a day ahead so it stops making frost and can begin drying out
• Defrost freezers fully, since melting ice mid carry makes a mess on your floors
• Wipe out any standing water at the bottom of a chest freezer if you can reach it

If the unit is in rough shape or has been sitting a while, do not worry about getting it spotless, we deal with the grime and the leftover water. The prep just helps us move faster, which keeps things smooth on pickup day.

Get the old fridge gone

Call or text (573) 266-2040 for a free quote, freon fee included, on refrigerator and freezer removal anywhere in Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri. Tell us the type and where it sits, and we will take care of it.

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